coup vs executive

coup

noun
  • A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act. 

  • A coup d'état. 

  • A takeover of one group by another. 

  • A blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery. 

  • A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir. 

  • One of various named strategies employed by the declarer to win more tricks, such as the Bath coup. 

verb
  • To make a coup. 

executive

adj
  • Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc. 

  • Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect. 

  • Exclusive. 

noun
  • A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor. 

  • A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority. 

  • The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state. 

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